On 13/02/2018 13:15, pamela wrote:
On 09:31 13 Feb 2018, charles wrote:

In article ,
pamela wrote:
On 20:14 12 Feb 2018, Roger Hayter wrote:

Andrew wrote:

On 11/02/2018 23:20, Max Demian wrote:
The pension terms (both contributions and benefits) have
been altered many times over the years,

Nope.

The NHS superannuation scheme has a 1/80th accrual rate and a
retirement age of 60 and a tax-free lump sum of 3x first years
pension. All this for a 6% employee contribution, and GPs,
despite being 'self-employed' are full members of this scheme.
Eat your heart out ARW if you have to make your own provision.

Had, you mean, not has. And you fail to mention the
employer's contribution which was quite large. And,
interestingly, GPs have to pay the employer's contribution out
of their gross remuneration, as self-employed. And even all
that is subject to a maximum pension pot of 1.2M which is
equivalent to a relatively moderate final salary.

It's hard for heart to feel sorry for GP's making pension
contributions when they were and may still be the best paid GPs
in the industrialised world. One received £700K last year.

out of which he paid for his premises, his practice nurses,
receptionists, etc.


It was his personal income (salary and benefits).


Assessing people for 'whiplash' injuries is a nice little earner.

My own GP, who retired about 2 years ago seems to be running a
consultancy that does this from his house. I regularly get asked
by strangers where 'xxxxx chambers' is. It was only when one
person showed me the letter he had from a claims company that
I noticed the actual house name, so then I knew who it was.